It’s that time again! I’ve put together my annual list of gifts for the food lover in your life (and that includes you)! As always, these are just some personal favorites – no one has asked me to promote any products or compensated me in any way, though I may earn a small commission from Amazon sales. Photos used are from the vendors. And for more gift ideas, check out my Amazon store. And check back tomorrow for my Festive Food Finds!
As you know, I spend a lot of time in England, and in the summer there is nothing better than an elegant British outdoor picnic, so here a few lovely things for the lawn. Made in South Africa, this FieldBar cool box is the ultimate accessory for the discerning picnicker. Serve up your outdoor treats with this useful Opinel picnic set, a classic French folding knife with a spoon and fork attachments all rolled up in a nifty napkin. You can even have it personalized! Tote your food in this elegant Modern Picnic insulated bag. Every good picnic needs a base, and this beautiful wool TBCO version with a waterproof side is elegant as can be, and it rolls up with its’ own carrying strap. Add a monogram for an extra touch. As the sun sets, click on this Tala lantern light, which comes in favorite Farrow and Ball colors.
For the fans of pots and pans, there are a lot of great gift options. The stylish Stanley Tucci line by GreenPan has added a gorgeous lasagna pan. And Milk Street Kitchen’s Everyday Pan is useful and good looking (love the magnetic trivet), or take it up a notch with this stunning Santa Barbara Forge roaster. The grill guru on your list will love this Made-In griddle for perfecting smash burgers. And perhaps the best thing to ever appear in Festive Finds, this Dolly Parton x Lodge cast iron skillet, Jolene, Please Don’t Take My Pan.
For your spirited friends, give them the gift of on the go tipples with the Bottle Flight kit. This very elegant corkscrew in a leather case is a lovely gift (add it to the FieldBar above for an extra touch). The true whiskey connoisseur should love this Clayton and Crume leather clad glass flask, particularly when monogrammed. Transport all the makings of a cocktail in style in this Tom Beckbe bottle bag. Martini drinkers will swoon over these adorable linen olive cocktail napkins. And for a truly unique gift, commission a personalized cocktail book from Wonderbly.
Tomato Girl Summer may have passed, but you can prepare for the next one with these fun and useful gifts. Pretty enough to serve olive oil right at the table, this glass cruet will make your next caprese stylish. The covetable Staub tomato cocotte is always an impressive gift. And show that tomato love wherever you go with a luxury Staud tomato bag. Tomato love from head – with this jaunty cap – to toe in Kate Spade x Heinz loafers (a collab we never knew we needed?). You can even make your whole house tomato heaven with home fragrance from The Green Room.
If bread and butter is more their, well, bread and butter, start with this butters of Europe sweatshirt. Perhaps the most expensive slice ever, this Dauphinette Toast clutch is made from actual bread. This baguette is a bag, complete with butter zipper pull, by Betsey Johnson. Burger bun bedroom slippers? You’ll have to find your own fries to go with these. The best baking involves butter, so slip on this Rachel Antonoff sophisticated butter apron and grab your rolling pin! And keep those recipe pages together with a a quirky croissant stapler.
If your foodie loves beauty, wrap up a little treat, like Sweet Tea Body Polish from Farmhouse Fresh. Or a Peach and Brown Sugar Body Oil by porter + rose. Glossier’s Balm Dot Com in Biscotti and Espresso flavors make a sweet treat. Truly’s Glazed Donut skincare will make you look sweet. Jo Malone’s Ginger Biscuitperfume will make you smell like a Christmas cookie. Dill pickle toothpaste? It takes all kinds, I suppose.
And some foodie themed stocking stuffers never go amiss, like these adorable vegetable interchangeable hoop earrings. Or a stick of butter bookmark. A triple taco ornament is just what the tree needs. These personalized leather bookmark tabs would make amazing recipe markers in your favorite cookbook. Mark the months with a Rifle Paper Co. cheese calendar. These Maison de Sabre fruit bag charms add flavor to any tote.
Of course, the best gift is giving to others, so consider donations to organizations doing great work. Feeding America supports a network of food banks across the country. Click here to find your local food bank, or donate directly here. The Lee Initiative, founded by Chef Edward Lee, has a restaurant worker relief fund. Chef Chris Sheppard’s Southern Smoke Foundation has turned its efforts to relief for food and beverage workers. World Central Kitchen created by Chef Jose Andres provides meals for those in need and jobs for restaurant workers, in addition to their regular mission of feeding people during natural disasters and emergencies.
All the information above was correct at the time of publishing.
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